Object Details
Artist
Dong Bangda
Date
18th century
Medium
Album leaves: ink and colors on paper
Dimensions
Image: 4 1/2 x 6 inches (11.4 x 15.2 cm)
Frame: 6 3/4 x 9 inches (17.1 x 22.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired through the Museum Acquisition Fund
Object
Number
72.112
Dong Bangda received the jinshi degree in 1733 and eventually served as president of the Board of Ri(…)
Dong Bangda received the jinshi degree in 1733 and eventually served as president of the Board of Rites under the Qianlong emperor (r. 1736-95). One of his responsibilities involved working with the commission that compiled three major catalogs of the imperial art collection. Dong¿s firsthand experience with the collection led him to copy a number of the paintings by earlier masters.This small album presents eight intimate landscapes in the orthodox style. Leaf one, shown here, depicts a scholar and his servant, who carries a wrapped qin (zither), walking toward a temple.
